Bachelor's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected years, 1976-77 through 2013-14

Year and sex

Number of degrees conferred to U.S.
citizens and nonresident aliens

Percentage distribution of degrees
conferred to U.S. citizens

Total

White

Black

His- panic

Asian/ Pacific Islander

American Indian/ Alaska Native

Two or more races

Non- resi- dent alien

Total

White

Black

His- panic

Asian/ Pacific Islander

American Indian/ Alaska Native

Two or more races

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Total

1976-771

917,900

807,688

58,636

18,743

13,793

3,326

—

15,714

100.0

89.5

6.5

2.1

1.5

0.4

—

1980-812

934,800

807,319

60,673

21,832

18,794

3,593

—

22,589

100.0

88.5

6.7

2.4

2.1

0.4

—

1990-91

1,094,538

914,093

66,375

37,342

42,529

4,583

—

29,616

100.0

85.8

6.2

3.5

4.0

0.4

—

1997-98

1,184,406

901,344

98,251

66,005

71,678

7,903

—

39,225

100.0

78.7

8.6

5.8

6.3

0.7

—

1998-99

1,202,239

909,562

101,910

69,735

74,126

8,658

—

38,248

100.0

78.1

8.8

6.0

6.4

0.7

—

1999-2000

1,237,875

929,102

108,018

75,063

77,909

8,717

—

39,066

100.0

77.5

9.0

6.3

6.5

0.7

—

2000-01

1,244,171

927,357

111,307

77,745

78,902

9,049

—

39,811

100.0

77.0

9.2

6.5

6.6

0.8

—

2001-02

1,291,900

958,597

116,623

82,966

83,093

9,165

—

41,456

100.0

76.7

9.3

6.6

6.6

0.7

—

2002-03

1,348,811

994,616

124,253

89,029

87,964

9,875

—

43,074

100.0

76.2

9.5

6.8

6.7

0.8

—

2003-04

1,399,542

1,026,114

131,241

94,644

92,073

10,638

—

44,832

100.0

75.7

9.7

7.0

6.8

0.8

—

2004-05

1,439,264

1,049,141

136,122

101,124

97,209

10,307

—

45,361

100.0

75.3

9.8

7.3

7.0

0.7

—

2005-06

1,485,242

1,075,561

142,420

107,588

102,376

10,940

—

46,357

100.0

74.7

9.9

7.5

7.1

0.8

—

2006-07

1,524,092

1,099,850

146,653

114,936

105,297

11,455

—

45,901

100.0

74.4

9.9

7.8

7.1

0.8

—

2007-08

1,563,069

1,122,675

152,457

123,048

109,058

11,509

—

44,322

100.0

73.9

10.0

8.1

7.2

0.8

—

2008-09

1,601,399

1,144,628

156,603

129,473

112,581

12,221

—

45,893

100.0

73.6

10.1

8.3

7.2

0.8

—

2009-10

1,649,919

1,167,322

164,789

140,426

117,391

12,405

—

47,586

100.0

72.9

10.3

8.8

7.3

0.8

—

2010-11

1,716,053

1,182,690

172,731

154,450

121,118

11,935

20,589

52,540

100.0

71.1

10.4

9.3

7.3

0.7

1.2

2011-12

1,792,163

1,212,417

185,916

169,736

126,177

11,498

27,234

59,185

100.0

70.0

10.7

9.8

7.3

0.7

1.6

2012-13

1,840,381

1,221,908

191,233

186,677

130,129

11,432

34,128

64,874

100.0

68.8

10.8

10.5

7.3

0.6

1.9

2013-14

1,869,814

1,218,792

191,298

202,412

131,680

10,786

45,423

69,423

100.0

67.7

10.6

11.2

7.3

0.6

2.5

Males

1976-771

494,424

438,161

25,147

10,318

7,638

1,804

—

11,356

100.0

90.7

5.2

2.1

1.6

0.4

—

1980-812

469,625

406,173

24,511

10,810

10,107

1,700

—

16,324

100.0

89.6

5.4

2.4

2.2

0.4

—

1990-91

504,045

421,290

24,800

16,598

21,203

1,938

—

18,216

100.0

86.7

5.1

3.4

4.4

0.4

—

1997-98

519,956

399,553

34,510

27,677

33,445

3,151

—

21,620

100.0

80.2

6.9

5.6

6.7

0.6

—

1998-99

519,961

398,310

34,856

28,477

34,179

3,407

—

20,732

100.0

79.8

7.0

5.7

6.8

0.7

—

1999-2000

530,367

402,954

37,029

30,304

35,853

3,463

—

20,764

100.0

79.1

7.3

5.9

7.0

0.7

—

2000-01

531,840

401,780

38,103

31,368

35,865

3,700

—

21,024

100.0

78.7

7.5

6.1

7.0

0.7

—

2001-02

549,816

414,892

39,196

32,951

37,660

3,624

—

21,493

100.0

78.5

7.4

6.2

7.1

0.7

—

2002-03

573,258

430,248

41,494

35,101

40,230

3,870

—

22,315

100.0

78.1

7.5

6.4

7.3

0.7

—

2003-04

595,425

445,483

43,851

37,288

41,360

4,244

—

23,199

100.0

77.9

7.7

6.5

7.2

0.7

—

2004-05

613,000

456,592

45,810

39,490

43,711

4,143

—

23,254

100.0

77.4

7.8

6.7

7.4

0.7

—

2005-06

630,600

467,467

48,079

41,814

45,809

4,203

—

23,228

100.0

77.0

7.9

6.9

7.5

0.7

—

2006-07

649,570

480,558

49,685

44,750

47,582

4,505

—

22,490

100.0

76.6

7.9

7.1

7.6

0.7

—

2007-08

667,928

492,137

52,247

47,884

49,485

4,523

—

21,652

100.0

76.1

8.1

7.4

7.7

0.7

—

2008-09

685,422

503,396

53,465

50,596

50,773

4,849

—

22,343

100.0

75.9

8.1

7.6

7.7

0.7

—

2009-10

706,660

513,711

56,136

55,139

53,365

4,879

—

23,430

100.0

75.2

8.2

8.1

7.8

0.7

—

2010-11

734,159

519,992

59,015

60,869

55,321

4,798

8,028

26,136

100.0

73.4

8.3

8.6

7.8

0.7

1.1

2011-12

765,772

532,463

63,736

67,083

57,521

4,476

10,945

29,548

100.0

72.3

8.7

9.1

7.8

0.6

1.5

2012-13

787,408

535,358

67,351

74,067

59,806

4,611

13,834

32,381

100.0

70.9

8.9

9.8

7.9

0.6

1.8

2013-14

801,692

535,839

68,259

80,297

59,848

4,171

18,138

35,140

100.0

69.9

8.9

10.5

7.8

0.5

2.4

Females

1976-771

423,476

369,527

33,489

8,425

6,155

1,522

—

4,358

100.0

88.2

8.0

2.0

1.5

0.4

—

1980-812

465,175

401,146

36,162

11,022

8,687

1,893

—

6,265

100.0

87.4

7.9

2.4

1.9

0.4

—

1990-91

590,493

492,803

41,575

20,744

21,326

2,645

—

11,400

100.0

85.1

7.2

3.6

3.7

0.5

—

1997-98

664,450

501,791

63,741

38,328

38,233

4,752

—

17,605

100.0

77.6

9.9

5.9

5.9

0.7

—

1998-99

682,278

511,252

67,054

41,258

39,947

5,251

—

17,516

100.0

76.9

10.1

6.2

6.0

0.8

—

1999-2000

707,508

526,148

70,989

44,759

42,056

5,254

—

18,302

100.0

76.3

10.3

6.5

6.1

0.8

—

2000-01

712,331

525,577

73,204

46,377

43,037

5,349

—

18,787

100.0

75.8

10.6

6.7

6.2

0.8

—

2001-02

742,084

543,705

77,427

50,015

45,433

5,541

—

19,963

100.0

75.3

10.7

6.9

6.3

0.8

—

2002-03

775,553

564,368

82,759

53,928

47,734

6,005

—

20,759

100.0

74.8

11.0

7.1

6.3

0.8

—

2003-04

804,117

580,631

87,390

57,356

50,713

6,394

—

21,633

100.0

74.2

11.2

7.3

6.5

0.8

—

2004-05

826,264

592,549

90,312

61,634

53,498

6,164

—

22,107

100.0

73.7

11.2

7.7

6.7

0.8

—

2005-06

854,642

608,094

94,341

65,774

56,567

6,737

—

23,129

100.0

73.1

11.3

7.9

6.8

0.8

—

2006-07

874,522

619,292

96,968

70,186

57,715

6,950

—

23,411

100.0

72.8

11.4

8.2

6.8

0.8

—

2007-08

895,141

630,538

100,210

75,164

59,573

6,986

—

22,670

100.0

72.3

11.5

8.6

6.8

0.8

—

2008-09

915,977

641,232

103,138

78,877

61,808

7,372

—

23,550

100.0

71.9

11.6

8.8

6.9

0.8

—

2009-10

943,259

653,611

108,653

85,287

64,026

7,526

—

24,156

100.0

71.1

11.8

9.3

7.0

0.8

—

2010-11

981,894

662,698

113,716

93,581

65,797

7,137

12,561

26,404

100.0

69.4

11.9

9.8

6.9

0.7

1.3

2011-12

1,026,391

679,954

122,180

102,653

68,656

7,022

16,289

29,637

100.0

68.2

12.3

10.3

6.9

0.7

1.6

2012-13

1,052,973

686,550

123,882

112,610

70,323

6,821

20,294

32,493

100.0

67.3

12.1

11.0

6.9

0.7

2.0

2013-14

1,068,122

682,953

123,039

122,115

71,832

6,615

27,285

34,283

100.0

66.1

11.9

11.8

6.9

0.6

2.6

—Not available.

1 Excludes 1,121 males and 528 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.

2 Excludes 258 males and 82 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.

NOTE: Data through 1990-91 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For 1989-90 and later years, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.